Jazz for aficionados
Great Dexter clips! Not always recognized for being one of the very greatest and most influential, he was credited by Coltrane as one of his main influences. Always interesting, and sometimes funny, to connect the dots. From Miles' autobiography: http://www.dextergordon.org/blog/2016/3/12/miles-on-dexter |
O-10, Bird on tenor is a rarity and something that is not normally part of Bird’s most often heard work; thanks for posting that. Bird on tenor sounds like Bird. This is not a criticism in any way; Bird was great, perhaps the greatest: While the musical personality of a great player transcends things like equipment used, there are some things unique to each member of the saxophone family that, to a degree, shape the sound and direction of a player’s vocabulary. He was, at heart, an alto player and his vocabulary works best on alto. In a way, its a little bit like a great American actor using a British accent for a role (or vice versa). The great actors can pull it off and be believable in the role; but, there’s still something in the accent that becomes obvious when one hears a native speak the language. Great clip; thanks! |
